US EditionFirst Live Footage of Colossal Squid Captured in Deep Sea
- A research team filmed a live colossal squid near the South Sandwich Islands, marking the first video of the species.
- Initial descriptions of the colossal squid in 1925 came from sperm whale stomach contents, hindering observation.
- The footage captured a 30-centimetre juvenile squid at a depth of 600 metres during a live dive stream.
- Dr. Kat Bolstad stated that colossal squid were mainly found in whale stomachs until now.
- This sighting confirms the colossal squid thrives in its deep-sea home, inspiring further ocean exploration.
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The colossal squid Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni: revived for the first time alive in the depths of the abyss
A surprising encounter with the colossal squid Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni, the heaviest invertebrate in the world, brought back alive for the first time in its natural habitat
A juvenile colossal squid is caught on camera for the first time in the deep sea
A colossal squid has been caught on camera for the first time in the deep sea by an international team of researchers steering a remotely operated submersible. The sighting was announced Tuesday by the Schmidt Ocean Institute. The squid filmed was a juvenile about 1 foot (30 centimeters) in length at a depth of 1,968 feet (600 meters) in the South Atlantic Ocean. Full-grown adult colossal squids, which scientists have uncovered from the bellies …
A colossal squid filmed for the first time after a century of research: "It doesn't look like Kraken at all"
The specimen, a 30 cm baby filmed in its natural habitat on March 9, was identified by Kat Bolstad, a New Zealand biologist specializing in abyss cephalopods. She tells "Libé" the underside of this observation.
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